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Protesters Are Dying in the Streets of Kiev
All photos by Konstantin Chernichkin The anti-government demonstrations in Kiev have taken a deadly turn, as the news on Wednesday was dominated by fights between protesters and riot police in the...
View ArticleWhy Are Black Metal Fans Such Elitist Assholes?
Why Are Black Metal Fans Such Elitist Assholes?
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Meet the Nieratkos: Nieratko Vs. Cheazy-E, Round II
Cheazy-E in a Porta Potty Like most people, I have changed a great deal over the last 15 years. I’ve dropped a good 50 pounds, quit drugs, gotten married, had two kids, adopted a rosier disposition on...
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A Woman in Alabama Tried to Get TP Off Her House by Setting It on Fire
screencaps via Fox 6 WBRC Cheryl Crausewell, of Dora, Alabama attempted, with the help of her son, to clean up her toilet-papered house on Monday afternoon. A persistent piece of toilet paper was...
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The Sad World of Adults Pretending to Be Kids for Retweets
My son heard the phrase "booby trap" the other day. Later, he picked up my wife's bra and said, "is *this* a booby trap?" Kind of, yeah! — Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) January 20, 2014 Can you...
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Decades After UN Peacekeepers' Murders, the Search for Justice Continues
South Lebanon Army founder Saad Haddad, left, with the author. Photo courtesy of Steve Hindy I recently wrote a story for VICE reporting that special agents of US Homeland Security told me Mahmoud...
View ArticleVICE News: Khat Power
Khat is a chewable herbal stimulant, popular among the UK's Somali and Yemeni communities. Despite there being little or no evidence that the drug causes harm to its users, the British government is...
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Nigeria's New Anti-Gay Law Is Just a Smokescreen for Government Incompetence
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan On Sunday Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina made news around the world by coming out in an article first published by Africa Is a Country, and then by The...
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Inside the Crumbling Walls of Kabul's Abandoned Palace
“I am very, very sorry,” my translator Mr. Mobin informed me, slowly shaking his head, “but if you are not Muslim, you will burn in hell forever. Many times I cry in the night about this.” I listened...
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The Syrian Peace Talks Look Like a Tragic Farce
Peace talks aiming to bring Syria's bloody civil war to a conclusion finally began yesterday in Switzerland, the land of peace and harmony. The conference officially starts Friday and will see...
View ArticleOne Man's Plan to Live on an Iceberg Until It Melts
One Man's Plan to Live on an Iceberg Until It Melts
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The Best Songs If You’re Shooting A Video In Brazil And Venezuela
Last October I went to Brazil and Venezuela to join a special expedition for Ibis Hotels to put a bed on top of the highest cliff in the world, obviously. Advertising usually sucks, but it’s hard to...
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Mclean Stephenson Photographed Eastern Europe And Got Punched By An Angry Wizard
If you haven't heard of Mclean Stephenson, or seen his photos, it's about time you did. With an array of arresting music (Jack Ladder, Kirin J Callinan) and fashion work catalogued he's also built up...
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A Lot Of People Are Outraged At Australia’s Immigration Minister
Image by Johann Ponniah Australia’s Immigration Ministers rarely receive fan mail. Running the country’s most high profile and controversial department is a thoroughly unsexy gig, especially because...
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'Neil Young Lies' Is Pro-Oil Propaganda at Its Worst
The end result of big oil money versus anti-tar sands activism. Earlier this week, an attack site called Neil Young Lies popped up in my Facebook feed, and I was immediately interested in what...
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Taji's Mahal: The Eramatics Are Teenage Rappers with Classic Hip-Hop Souls
For this week's Mahal, I met with the super fly trio the Eramatics. TahJmall, Ziiion, and Lexington bonded in middle school over their mutual love for music and being knuckleheads. In between skipping...
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I Went to a D-List Celebrity Botox Party
The author with (from left) Tashera Simmons, Cheryl Caruso, and Myla Sinanaj. D-list celebrities are different from you or me. The oft-derided “famous for being famous” folk who dominate reality...
View ArticleHow the Future of War Could Be 3D Printed Drones
How the Future of War Could Be 3D Printed Drones
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Weediquette: Blazed-Out Moms
Image via. I love hanging out with my mom. She is pretty much the only non-blazing person I can spend long amounts of time with and still enjoy our conversations. Although my mom never smokes weed,...
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